Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, december 10tn.-1ne SEN
ate Committee on Finance held its first
meeting this morning, and ordered favor
able report on the Morrill, bill to refund to
the States the direct taxes imposed by the
Act of 1861. The aggregate is about $45,-
100000. 1t is the bill passed by the Senate
| last session.
Ingalls, introduced bill to remove the
| limitation in the payment of arrears of pen
sions, and granting arrears in certain cases
| to those pensioned by certain Acts of Con-
| gress.
Other bills were introduced, among them
| the following:
| woods and forests adjacent to the sources
| of navigable rivers and their affluents
By Hoar-A constitutional amendment
| for the extension of the Congressional term
till the last Tuesday in April.
By Clinton-To amend the Interstate
| Commerce Act also, for the establishment
and operation of the United States postal
| telegraph; also. to equalize the rate OF
| pension in certain cases also, TO extend
| the pension laws TO steamboat men and
others coming under the orders of United
States officers.
By Jones of Arkansas-O opening the great
Sioux Reservation in Nebraska to settle
| ment.
By Frye-To promote the political pro-
gress and commercial prosperity of the
American nation.
By Gray-TO establish Court of Appeals
| By Cullom-To equaliZe the rate of pen
sions. lit fixes the pension for loss of
sight or disability, requiring regular attend
ance, az S72 per month
By Stanford-To appropriate 100000 for
q quarantine station at San Francisco.
| By Mitchell-To authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to establish three addi-
tional life-saving stations on the Oregon
| coast.
BY Teller-To increase the pension of
| Mrs. General Ward B. Burnett 10 S122 per
month.
A petition of the Council and House of
| Representatives of the Territory of Mon
! tana was presented in favor of the amend
ment of the alien land Jaw so as to exclude
mineral lands in the Territory from its op-
Grafton.
Plat offered a resolution to amend the
! rules so that hereafter the Senate shall con-
| slider and act upon treaties and Executive
| nominations in open session, except " hen
| otherwise ordered. Referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
On motion of Cockrell, the select COM
! mittee of last Congress on the methods in
| the Executive Departments was continued,
with leave to report at any time prior to
! the 25th OF January.
Dolph called up bill introduced by him
yesterday, to provide for fortifications and
other sea coast defenses. On his motion
it was referred to the COMMITTEES on Coast
Line Defenses.
The Senate then adjourned until to- NOR
row.
House.
WAsHIEGToN, December l3th-A large
number of executive communications were
laid before the House by the Speaker and
appropriately referred, and then, at 1910,
recess was taken till l o'clock.
After recess Speaker Carlisle, having
called Mills of Texas to the chair, Cannon
| offered a resolution declaring that the fol-
| lowing gentlemen shall constitute the Com
mittee on Elections Crisp, Chairman;
! 0 Ferrall, Cultivate, Barry, Marsh, Heard,
Johnson of North Carolina, O'Neill of H.
diana, Moore, Rowell, Houk, Cooper, Ly-
| man, Johnson OF Indiana and Todge.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
The Speaker having resumed the chair,
directed that all the papers in the various
contested cases be referred to the commit
tee, and then the House adjourned until
Friday.